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enhttp://wyso.org/feeds/term/520/rss.xmlMandate To Shift Care For Adults With Disabilitieshttp://wyso.org/post/mandate-shift-care-adults-disabilities
<p>In 2014, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) mandated that all County Boards of Developmental Disabilities cease adult day services by 2019.&nbsp; In Montgomery County alone, that directive impacts more than 630 adults with disabilities.&nbsp;</p><p>The directive puts a burden on some community agencies that are providing adult daycare who will now have to increase the number of people they serve.</p>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:31:07 +0000Jerry Kenney82978 at http://wyso.orgMandate To Shift Care For Adults With DisabilitiesLocal Non-profit Provides Service Dogs For Children, Veteranshttp://wyso.org/post/local-non-profit-provides-service-dogs-children-veterans
<p><a href="http://4pawsforability.org">4 Paws For Ability </a>provides highly trained service dogs to children and veterans with disabilities.&nbsp; They’ve been providing them since 1998—the organization began in Cincinnati but is now located in Xenia.</p><p>Kelly&nbsp;Camm&nbsp;is the development director of the organization. In this interview, with WYSO's Jerry Kenney,&nbsp;she explains how 4 Paws is unique because they don't operate under any age or geographic restrictions.</p>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:02:04 +0000Jerry Kenney82730 at http://wyso.orgLocal Non-profit Provides Service Dogs For Children, VeteransClark County Board Of Developmental Disabilities Streamlining Operationshttp://wyso.org/post/clark-county-board-developmental-disabilities-streamlining-operations
<p>A $4 million deficit and the loss of $2 million in state funding over the past two years has the Clark County Board of Developmental Disabilities streamlining its operations in 2016.</p>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:13:21 +0000Wayne Baker76489 at http://wyso.orgOnline Learning Brings Opportunities and Challenges for Students with Disabilitieshttp://wyso.org/post/online-learning-brings-opportunities-and-challenges-students-disabilities
<p><em>College students are surrounded by technology inside and outside of the classroom. And increasingly educators are reaching learners through smart phones and laptops. Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:44:40 +0000Jeff Hiles (Community Voices)70042 at http://wyso.orgOnline Learning Brings Opportunities and Challenges for Students with DisabilitiesProtest At Dayton Mall RTA Stop To Recognize Americans With Disabilities Acthttp://wyso.org/post/protest-dayton-mall-rta-stop-recognize-americans-disabilities-act
<p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38; background-color: transparent;">Local groups will recognize the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA this weekend with a protest. Activists say the Greater Dayton RTA bus stop at the Dayton Mall discriminates against people with disabilities.</span></p><p></p>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:45:00 +0000Lewis Wallace68902 at http://wyso.orgProtest At Dayton Mall RTA Stop To Recognize Americans With Disabilities ActGoodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley Opens New Facilityhttp://wyso.org/post/goodwill-easter-seals-miami-valley-opens-new-facility
<p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 1.5;">Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley (GESMV) says more than 300 people attended the ribbon-cutting for a large new facility on South Main Street Tuesday morning.</span></p><p>Marketing Coordinator Kim Bramlage says Goodwill had long outgrown the Kuntz Road building where the organization has been centered the last 30 years.</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:10:49 +0000Jerry Kenney59061 at http://wyso.orgGoodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley Opens New FacilityDayton STEM Students To Testify At Ohio Statehousehttp://wyso.org/post/dayton-stem-students-testify-ohio-statehouse
<p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 1.5;">Jennifer </span>Helton’s<span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 1.5;"> son, Matthew, has multiple disabilities. Caring for him can be challenging—and it got more challenging about 10 years ago, when he outgrew the infant changing stations at many public facilities.</span></p>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:11:33 +0000Jerry Kenney58112 at http://wyso.orgDayton STEM Students To Testify At Ohio StatehouseClark County Developmental Disabilities Levy Defeatedhttp://wyso.org/post/clark-county-developmental-disabilities-levy-defeated
<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">The Clark County Board of Developmental Disabilities 8-year additional levy was defeated&nbsp;</span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_159397094" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></spanWed, 06 Nov 2013 13:16:57 +0000Wayne Baker41683 at http://wyso.orgIssue 25 Failshttp://wyso.org/post/issue-25-fails
<p>Clark County voters did not approve Issue 25 yesterday. The Developmental Disabilities Board there was seeking approval of a new, 1.75 million, eight year levy. WYSO's Wayne Baker reports that the issue failed by more than 1,100 votes.</p><p>According to unofficial results with 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Issue 25 failed by a count of 51 to 49 percent. More than 30,000 voters were against the measure and 29,000 voted to approve it.</p>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:40:07 +0000Wayne Baker24741 at http://wyso.org20 Ohio Counties Get Funds to Help Disabled Votehttp://wyso.org/post/20-ohio-counties-get-funds-help-disabled-vote
<p><span lang="EN">Polling sites in 20 counties will get </span><span lang="EN">permanent upgrades to assist Ohio voters with disabilities under </span><span lang="EN">newly released federal grant money.</span></p><p><span lang="EN">Secretary of State Jon Husted said Tuesday that about $100,000 </span><span lang="EN">in grants will go to county boards of elections to improve access </span><span lang="EN">for voters with disabilities.</span></p>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:05:00 +0000Associated Press5029 at http://wyso.org